DOST Visayas Provincial Leaders Strengthen Capacities in Futures Thinking for Indicator Development Through Sandiwa
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BACOLOD CITY – In a move to localize the country's long-term scientific vision, leaders from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) across Visayas trained on foresight and futures thinking concepts and tools, which will be incorporated in their traditional planning manuals.
The National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL), in partnership with the DOST Negros Oriental Provincial Science & Technology Office, hosted an event facilitated by the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) – Governance Futures Laboratory (GFL), a laboratory under the UP NCPAG Governance Reform, Innovation and Transformation Laboratories on February 4-5, 2026, to design a foresight workshop which will provoke new perspectives on the region's path towards the year 2050.
Mapping the Philippines’ Future: Bridging Local Realities and a National Vision
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DAVAO CITY – A nation cannot navigate the future if its map does not match the terrain. Recognizing that the path to a resilient Bagong Pilipinas must be charted not only from the capital but from the distinct realities of the regions, the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL), in partnership with DOST Region XI, concluded the final leg of SANDIWA: Building Regional Capacities in Futures Thinking for Indicators Development on 11–12 February 2026, at Acacia Hotel Davao, as part of the Development of the PAGTANAW 2050, the Philippine ST&I Foresight Indicators Project.
Facilitated by the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance – Governance Futures Lab (GFL), the workshop gathered provincial and regional officers from Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN & BARMM, and CARAGA. Their mission was clear and critical: to translate the broad strokes of the national PAGTANAW 2050 framework into granular, actionable, and region-specific indicators using strategic foresight tools such as Scanning, the Futures Triangle, and Backcasting. Through this process, the workshop sought to transform how local governance approaches the future by moving beyond traditional planning approaches that often react to the “pushes of the present,” such as disasters, resource constraints, and political turnover. Instead, participants were guided to identify the “pulls of the future,” defined as their preferred development scenarios, and to backcast the concrete milestones necessary to achieve them.
Third NAST PHL-PHILAAST RTD Calls for Unified Action to Unlock PAGTANAW 2050 Enablers
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The National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL), in collaboration with the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (PhilAAST), successfully hosted its third Roundtable Discussion via Zoom on 17 November 2025, gathering industry experts to provide critical insights for updating PAGTANAW 2050 and identifying key influencers and enablers.
The third session in a five-part RTD series focused on an in-depth discussion of the five (5) Key Operational Areas identified as the Critical Influencers and Enablers in PAGTANAW 2050—namely Blue Economy, Governance, Business and Trade, Information and Communications Technology, and Science Education and Talent Retention.